MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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